Build on your terms.
Connect your account in the ORCA Sites Mac app and choose your project folder. Keep using your editor, framework, and AI coding agent.
The home for your next launch
Build locally.
Preview privately.
Publish your website.
Build with your AI agent. Preview privately. Publish with confidence. ORCA Sites connects the project on your Mac to the website your customers see.
Bring your editor and coding agent. Keep your source files.
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YOUR PROJECT
Northstar Studio
NORTHSTAR®Make room
for what’s next.INDEPENDENT DESIGN STUDIO
for what’s next.INDEPENDENT DESIGN STUDIO
Version 08Private preview · Source attached
Ready to reviewVersion 07Production · Source attached
Live Choose a version. Download your build and source.
LOCAL-FIRST DEVELOPMENTPRIVATE PREVIEWSVERSIONED SOURCEYOUR OWN DOMAIN
From your first file to your next release
A clear path to live.
Room to keep experimenting.
Preview privately.
Upload a browser-ready build with its source. Review the private preview without changing the site your visitors see.
Make the right version live.
Publish the preview you approve. Download a retained version and its attached source when you want to continue on another computer.
One place to manage what you ship
Not just a home for files.
A home for your project.
Your source belongs
with your release.
Keep private previews separate from production. Choose a retained deployment to download its build and, when attached, its development source.
Website build Ready for visitorsProject source Ready for your next edit
Know what’s
getting noticed.
See traffic, top pages, and visitor estimates from production delivery logs. Connect your own domain and manage its setup from the dashboard.
Illustrative chartSeparate sites.
Shared data.
Connect sites in the same account to a shared MySQL data source. Schema tools and authenticated APIs support your application.
Configure data access separately. Your app still needs its own login flow and access rules.
The right account.
The right people.
Manage sites, data sources, and team access at the account level. Switch between accounts without treating your application’s users as your site-management team.
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Keep your site
up to date.
Manage blog content and redirects from your site dashboard. Review a private draft before publishing content changes.
Give visitors
a way to connect.
Configure forms, review responses, and connect submissions to your application data. Add the form to your website and configure its delivery actions before accepting responses.
Site subscription
Start with a site.
Build from there.
A monthly subscription per hosted site. Storage and usage pricing is being finalized. Your coding agent subscription is separate.
ORCA Sites
Website hosting$3.99USD per site
per month
Plus storage and usage when usage billing launches. Rates are being finalized.
- Hosted website and custom-domain setup
- Private previews and dashboard publishing
- Traffic analytics and visitor estimates
- Mac app connection and version downloads
The base subscription is $3.99 per month for new sites. Storage and usage rates will be published before usage billing begins. Storage and upload limits apply. Source downloads require source attached to a retained version.
Building a data-backed application?
Data sources and application-user access require separate configuration. This site subscription does not specify a database allowance.
The essentials
Good questions, plainly answered.
What does the $3.99 subscription include?
The base subscription is $3.99 USD per site per month for new sites. It includes one hosted site with private previews, dashboard publishing, domains, and analytics. The ORCA Sites Mac app connects your local project. Storage and usage rates are being finalized and will be published before usage billing begins. Your coding agent subscription is separate.
Can I continue on another computer?
Yes, when source was uploaded with that version. Select a retained version in the Mac app to download its build and attached source. Older build-only previews cannot recreate development files that were never uploaded.
What can I build?
Host browser-ready websites and compiled web apps. Build your project locally before uploading. Application data sources are configured separately; arbitrary server-side code is not deployed with your static files.
Can I use my own domain?
Yes. Add your domain in the site dashboard and follow the DNS verification and certificate setup steps.
How do I get the ORCA Sites app?
Sign in and open ORCA App to download the Mac app and connect your account. It supports macOS 13 or newer on Apple Silicon and Intel. A Windows ARM64 preview is also available; it does not support Intel or AMD PCs.
Are account members also application users?
No. Your account team manages sites and data sources. People signing into your hosted application use a separate application identity and permission system.